Newsmax talks about our new Cold War

In the early days of this blog, I put together my story on the relationships among Russia and China, Iran and Syria, and terrorists and other violent factions in Iraq (including this little graphic of the situation). My point was that there is no Iraq solution without an Iranian solution, and there is no Iranian solution without a solution to Russian and Chinese support of Iran.

Today a Newsmax article puts a lot of the same story together:

Russia covertly supplies Iraqi terrorists, and to a lesser degree Syrian forces, with sophisticated weaponry of various kinds via Iranian and Syrian channels — of course, all at a huge profit.
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Moscow’s influence doesn’t end there. In 2003-2006, Russia backed Iraqi Shiite guerillas — and other Iraqi guerillas and Middle Eastern anti-American and anti-Western “non-state actors” — with the weapons and support for the purpose of attacking American troops and, eventually, undermining U.S. influence and positions all over Middle East.

Syria and Iran, two major consumers of Russian weaponry in the Middle East — acted as middlemen between Moscow and Iraqi guerillas.
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Maybe it is time for Russia to own up to its share in American troops losses and financial losses in Iraqi guerilla war.

Why do I insist that this is “Cold War II?” Here’s why:

Russia works clandestinely behind the scenes, effectively disrupting Middle East affairs and destabilizing U.S. relationships in the region.

Classic.